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A Handful of Soil

1957 Movie Drama Romance

The fight of poor Omer and rich Kerim, who want to marry the same woman.

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32 Shares actors and at least one genre with this title
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A fortune-teller reveals the Sultan that his daughter will get married to somebody poor, born on the same day with her. So, the Sultan gets all the baby boys born on the same day are killed and only Kadir is saved. Kadir and Leyla grow up together. Leyla wants to marry him but the Sultan refuses this idea. He orders Kadir to be killed, yet Kadir survives fatally wounded. Leyla finds Kadir's place where he is kept as a prisoner. As they escape they get caught. Leyla dies and Kadir who has lost her loved one goes to the desert with the image of Leyla alive in his heart.

Leyla and Mecnun

1983 Romance
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Hızır Dede is someone who helps those in need without expecting anything in return and keeps his identity secret. Upon his death, he leaves this task to Orhan. Leyla, who grew up with Hızır Dede's help, works as a secretary at a company. The company's boss has three sons, Samim, Tayfur, and Süleyman, who all try to marry Leyla. Just as Leyla and Samim are getting close, Orhan comes to investigate Leyla's suitors while keeping his identity hidden. However, over time, Leyla begins to take an interest in Orhan. Orhan is torn between fulfilling his father's will and keeping his secret while marrying Leyla.

Hızır Dede

1964 Drama
Devlerin Öfkesi poster
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The film tells the story of Halil, a former lieutenant who fights against arms smugglers. After a long absence, Halil returns to Istanbul and finds himself in the midst of a great turmoil. His army friend Nuri is collaborating with the arms smuggler Kara Maça İhsan. Halil's sister Leyla is married to Kara Maça İhsan. Halil's former girlfriend Macide, now known as Gönül, is in a relationship with Nuri. Amidst this chaos, Halil will uncover the dark connections within this circle while searching for Üsküdarlı Rıza.

Devlerin Öfkesi

1960 Drama
Ölüm Peşimizde poster
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Burhan works as a driver at the factory where his father works. He is also preparing to marry Zehra, one of the factory workers. Zehra's brother Hüsnü and the factory accountant Namık hatch a plan to rob the factory. They decide to rob the factory's treasurer. They agree with two more workers from the factory to help them. During the robbery, something goes wrong. Hüsnü kills the treasurer and one of the workers and escapes. Nazif Usta, who was at the factory at the time, is arrested at the scene and sentenced to death in court. However, Burhan will try to find the culprits to save his father.

Ölüm Peşimizde

1960 Drama
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Factory owner Nurettin Bey plans to make a profit by buying up land in a neighborhood that is set to become an industrial zone at a low price. However, Ayhan, the nephew of Kadir Ağa, a resident of the neighborhood, explains the situation to the residents. Nurettin Bey's plans are thwarted. Nurettin Bey decides to send his daughters to the neighborhood to publicize the matter to the media. Nurettin Bey's daughters disagree: Hülya learns of her father's plans and grows closer to Ayhan. Selma, however, sides with her father and tries to win over Ayhan's cousin Turan. Turan testifies against Ayhan in exchange for the money offered to him. Ayhan is labeled a bribe-taker in the neighborhood. Uncovering the truth will be difficult.

Kral Arkadaşım

1964 Romance
Meçhul Kahramanlar poster
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Ayşe is the daughter of a father who sided with the sultan against the National Struggle. She is about to marry a captain against her will. Osman, on the other hand, is one of the soldiers fighting for the liberation of the country. One day, he and his men raid Ayşe's house and take some money. After this incident, Ayşe's father, overcome with fear, wants to return to Istanbul. Ayşe, however, insists that they must join the National Struggle. This leads to an argument between Ayşe and her fiancé, the captain. During the argument, the captain accidentally kills Ayşe's father. After this incident, Ayşe decides to join the National Forces.

Meçhul Kahramanlar

1958 Drama
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Ahmet is a young man who is held up as an example by everyone in his town. One day, he inherits a large fortune from his father, whom he never knew. The presence of his greedy relatives, who are after the inheritance, prevents him from rejecting it. He then moves to Istanbul to take charge of the business. There, he falls in love with the maid he hires. When he learns that the journalist who approaches him to write about the maid's life is actually a journalist, he is devastated. His greedy relatives then take him to court, claiming he has lost his mind.

Halk Çocuğu

1964 Drama

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Hızır Dede poster
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Hızır Dede is someone who helps those in need without expecting anything in return and keeps his identity secret. Upon his death, he leaves this task to Orhan. Leyla, who grew up with Hızır Dede's help, works as a secretary at a company. The company's boss has three sons, Samim, Tayfur, and Süleyman, who all try to marry Leyla. Just as Leyla and Samim are getting close, Orhan comes to investigate Leyla's suitors while keeping his identity hidden. However, over time, Leyla begins to take an interest in Orhan. Orhan is torn between fulfilling his father's will and keeping his secret while marrying Leyla.

Hızır Dede

1964 Drama

Shares a lead actor · Same director

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On his 18th birthday, wealthy but spoiled Ozgur(Ekin Koc) gets a surprise from his deceased grandfather's will. He has to leave his luxurious life in Istanbul and graduate from a public school in a small village on the Aegean coast. After falling for Elif(Neslihan Atagul), a secretive classmate, Ozgur begins to understand the importance of this tiny and seemingly trivial village.Adapted from the South Korean romantic drama, 'A Millionaire's First Love'.

What's Left of You

★ 7.3 2015 Drama

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